2019 Tezgam train fire
On 31 October 2019, Pakistan Railways' Tezgam passenger train caught fire while traveling from Karachi to Rawalpindi, resulting in at least 75 passenger deaths. The train accident was the deadliest in Pakistan since 2005, when the Ghotki rail crash killed more than 100 people. Preliminary evidence suggested the explosion of a portable stove occurred because some passengers illegally cooked food aboard the train. Such use of gas stoves is common on Pakistan's railways; train authorities often turn a blind eye to the dangerous practice.


2019 Tezgam train fire, Accident
The accident occurred at 6:18 a.m. PST (01:18 UTC) on Main Line 1 in Liaquatpur tehsil, Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab aboard the Tezgam express passenger train. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, the Pakistani Federal Minister for Railways, reported that two gas stoves exploded, setting the train on fire. Other reports, though, along with survivors' testimonies, suggested an electrical problem was the cause of the fire. The train was carrying 933 people, 207 of whom were in the three carriages that were gutted.


2019 Tezgam train fire, Accident
Ten fire engines were dispatched to the scene of the fire  and Pakistani Army troops assisted in the rescue operation. The most severely injured were taken to Bahawal Victoria Hospital in Bahawalpur and Nishtar Hospital in Multan. Those with less severe wounds were treated at DHQ hospital in Liaquatpur and Shaikh Zayed Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan. According to witnesses, the train's fire took 20 minutes to put out. Another train was dispatched to rescue stranded passengers and take them to Rawalpindi.


2019 Tezgam train fire, Victims
Some of the 75 victims died jumping from the moving train, which reportedly did not stop until about 20 minutes after the fire broke out, despite the communication cord being pulled. Fifty-seven of the dead were burned beyond recognition; DNA tests were needed for identification. At least 43 passengers were injured, 11 critically.


2019 Tezgam train fire, Reaction
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, ordered an immediate inquiry into the accident. Sheikh Rasheed, the railways minister, announced a ₨1.5 million compensation fund for each of the families of the dead, as well as ₨0.5 million for those injured. Six railway officers were suspended after the accident.


2019 Thai FA Cup
The 2019 Thai FA Cup is the 24th season of a Thailand's knockout football competition. It was sponsored by Chang, and known as the Chang FA Cup (Thai: ช้าง เอฟเอคัพ) for sponsorship purposes. The tournament is organized by the Football Association of Thailand. 100 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the qualification round on 27 March 2019 and concluded with the final on 2 November 2019. The winner would have qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and the 2020 Thailand Champions Cup. Chiangrai United defend champion but was knocked out in quarter-final by Port.


2019 Thai FA Cup, Results
Note: T1: Clubs from Thai League 1; T2: Clubs from Thai League 2; T3: Clubs from Thai League 3; T4: Clubs from Thai League 4; T5: Clubs from Thailand Amateur League.


2019 Thai FA Cup, Results, Qualification round
There were 15 clubs from 2019 Thai League 2, 12 clubs from 2019 Thai League 3, 17 clubs from 2019 Thai League 4, and 28 clubs from 2019 Thailand Amateur League have signed to qualifying in 2019 Thai FA cup. This round had drawn on 14 March 2019.


2019 Thai FA Cup, Results, First round
The first round would be featured by 36 clubs which were the winners of the qualification round and the new entries including 16 clubs from 2019 Thai League 1, 1 club from 2019 Thai League 2, 2 clubs from 2019 Thai League 3, 4 clubs from 2019 Thai League 4, and 5 clubs from 2019 Thailand Amateur League. This round had drawn on 19 April 2019.


2019 Thai FA Cup, Results, Second round
The second round would be featured by 32 clubs which were the winners of the first round including 12 clubs from T1, 12 clubs from T2, 2 clubs from T3, 5 clubs from T4, and 1 club from T5. This round had drawn on 30 May 2019.


2019 Thai FA Cup, Results, Third round
The third round would be featured by 16 clubs which were the winners of the second round including 9 clubs from T1, 4 clubs from T2, 1 club from T3, and 2 clubs from T4. This round had drawn on 21 June 2019.


2019 Thai FA Cup, Results, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals round would be featured by 8 clubs which were the winners of the third round including 7 clubs from T1 and 1 club from T2. This round had drawn on 19 July 2019.


2019 Thai FA Cup, Results, Semi-finals
The semi-finals round would be featured by 4 clubs which were the winners of the quarter-finals round, all were clubs from T1. This round had drawn on 20 August 2019.


2019 Thai FA Cup, Results, Final
The final round would be featured by 2 clubs which were the winners of the semi-finals round, both were clubs from T1. This round was played on 2 November 2019 at Leo Stadium in Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final
The 2019 Thai FA Cup Final was the final match of the 2019 Thai FA Cup, the 24th season of a Thailand's football tournament organised by Football Association of Thailand. It was played at the Leo Stadium in Pathum Thani, Thailand on 2 November 2019, between Ratchaburi Mitr Phol a big team from the Western part and Port a big team from the capital of Thailand.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; T1: Clubs from Thai League 1; T2: Clubs from Thai League 2; T3: Clubs from Thai League 3; T4: Clubs from Thai League 4.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
The first half of the final was an engrossing affair, with both sides being denied a goal each by VAR.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
Port's Pakorn Prempak was sent off in the dying moments following a VAR review.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
While Port were comparatively more enterprising in their opponents' half, Ratchaburi looked dangerous on the few counter-attacks they launched.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
Pakorn saw his shot sail over the bar early in the match before Bordin Phala was twice denied by Ratchaburi defenders, including one by their skipper Philip Roller in the seventh minute.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
Ratchaburi attacks were mostly thwarted by a solid Port defence. Lossemy Karaboue came the closest only to see his attempt being warded off by Port goalkeeper Worawut Srisupha.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
Port found the net in the 25th minute but the goal was scratched off the scoresheet following a VAR intervention.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
Sergio Suarez picked up a through pass to race into the box and slide the ball across from the right to Sumanya Purisay to fire it home.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
However, a consultation with the referee on TV revealed that Suarez had been in an off-side position when he took the pass from Pakorn, who was impressive in his role as a playmaker for the Khlong Toey-based club.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
Then it was Ratchaburi's turn to become a victim of VAR's sharp eye.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
Worawut fumbled a Steeven Langil cross from the left and Karaboue was quick to pounce on the mistake by Port custodian to tap it into the net and kick-start celebrations in the section of the stadium housing Ratchaburi fans.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match
However, the match referee turned to the VAR officials as before the ball had sailed on to Langil on the left flank, Karaboue had skidded into Worawut and it was deemed a foul.


2019 Thai FA Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees: Poonsawat Samransuk Worapong PrasartsriFourth official: Wiwat Jumpa-onAssistant VAR: Sivakorn Pu-udom Rawut NakaritMatch Commissioner: Ekachai TanaddernkaoReferee Assessor: Preecha KangramGeneral Coordinator: Jetsada Dujnakee


2019 Thai House of Representatives
The House of Representatives of Thailand of 2019 consists of 500 members elected in the 24 March 2019 general election, who, together with 250 members of the appointed Senate, form the National Assembly of Thailand. It is the first parliament convened in accordance with the 2017 constitution, which followed the 2014 military coup. Its lower house was the first since the coup to be elected, while the Senate was appointed by the National Council for Peace and Order, the military junta that came to power in the coup.


2019 Thai House of Representatives
Parliament was officially opened by King Maha Vajiralongkorn on 24 May 2019. Former prime minister Chuan Leekpai was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in its first session on 25 May. The National Assembly then convened on 5 June to vote for prime minister, in which incumbent prime minister and coup leader Prayut Chan-o-cha won over Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.


2019 Thai House of Representatives, Members of the House of Representatives, Constituencies
The following table is a list of Thai MPs elected in the 2019 general election, ordered by constituency.


2019 Thai House of Representatives, Members of the House of Representatives, Party-list proportional representation
The following is a table of Party-list MP's ordered by party from most to least popular votes.


2019 Thai League 1
The 2019 Thai League 1 is the 23rd season of the Thai League 1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996, also known as Toyota Thai League due to the sponsorship deal with Toyota Motor Thailand. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 22 February 2019 and is scheduled to conclude on 27 October 2019.


2019 Thai League 1
Buriram United are the defending champions, while PTT Rayong, Trat and Chiangmai have entered as the promoted teams from the 2018 Thai League 2.


2019 Thai League 1
The 1st transfer window is from 26 November 2018 to 19 February 2019 while the 2nd transfer window is from 24 June 2019 to 19 July 2019.


2019 Thai League 1
Chiangrai United won the league for the first time in history, this is the first time since 2007 that neither Muangthong United nor Buriram United were not crowned champions.


2019 Thai League 1, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Thai League 1, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2019 Thai League 1, Attendances, Overall statistical table
Updated to games played on 26 October 2019Source: Notes:† Teams played previous season in Thai League 2


2019 Thai League 2
The 2019 Thai League 2 is the 22nd season of the Thai League 2, the second-tier professional league for Thailand's association football clubs, since its establishment in 1997, also known as M-150 Championship due to the sponsorship deal with M-150. A total of 18 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 9 February 2019 and is scheduled to conclude on 27 October 2019.


2019 Thai League 2
The 1st transfer window is from 26 November 2018 to 19 February 2019 while the 2nd transfer window is from 24 June 2019 to 19 July 2019.


2019 Thai League 2, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2019 Thai League 2, Attendance, Overall statistics
Updated to games played on 27 October 2019Source: Notes:†Teams played previous season in Thai League 3


2019 Thai League 3
The 2019 Thai League 3 is the 3rd season of the Thai League 3, the third-tier professional league for association football clubs in Thailand, since its establishment in 2017, also known as Omsin League Pro due to the sponsorship deal with Government Savings Bank (Omsin Bank). A total of 28 teams would divided into 2 regions including 14 teams in the upper region and 14 teams in the lower region.


2019 Thai League 3, Changes from last season, Team changes, Relegated Clubs
Relegated to the 2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region


2019 Thai League 3, Results, Third place play-off
This round was featured by Phrae United, the second place of 2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region and Ranong United, the second place of 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region. Winners of third place play-off would promoted to 2020 Thai League 2.


2019 Thai League 3, Results, Final
This round was featured by Khon Kaen United, the first place of 2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region and Nakhon Pathom United, the first place of 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region. Both winners and runners-up would promoted to 2020 Thai League 2 automatically.


2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region
2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region is the 3rd season of the Thai football league. It is a part of the Thai League 3 and the feeder league for the Thai League 2. A total of 14 teams will compete in the league this season.


2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Promoted clubs
Two clubs were promoted from the 2018 Thai League 4


2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Promoted clubs
A clubs were promoted to the 2019 Thai League 2


2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Relegated clubs
A club was relegated to the 2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region


2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Relegated clubs
A club was relegated from the 2018 Thai League 2


2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 11, but then postponed and played between days 12 and 13, it will be added to the standings for day 14.


2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region, Attendance, Attendance by home match played
Source: Note:Unk.1 Some error of T3 official match report 14 July 2019 (Ranong United 1–1 BTU United).


2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region
2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region is the 3rd season of the Thai football league. It is a part of the Thai League 3 and the feeder league for the Thai League 2. A total of 14 teams will compete in the league this season.


2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Promoted clubs
Three clubs were promoted from the 2018 Thai League 4


2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Promoted clubs
Two clubs were promoted to the 2019 Thai League 2


2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Relegated clubs
A club was relegated to the 2019 Thai League 4 Northeastern Region


2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Relegated clubs
A club was relegated from the 2018 Thai League 2


2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 11, but then postponed and played between days 12 and 13, it will be added to the standings for day 14.


2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region, Attendance, Attendance by home match played
Since 31 March 2019 Simork had suspended. But statistics of attendances are continue counting.


2019 Thai League 3 Upper Region, Attendance, Attendance by home match played
Source: Note:Unk.1 Some error of T3 official match report 21 August 2019 (Bangkok 2–2 Lamphun Warrior).


2019 Thai League 4
The 2019 Thai League 4 is the 19th season of the Thai League 4, the fourth-tier professional league for association football clubs in Thailand, since its establishment in 2006 as the regional league division 2, also known as Omsin League due to the sponsorship deal with Government Savings Bank (Omsin Bank). A total of 60 teams would divided into 6 regions.


2019 Thai League 4, Regional League stage All locations, 2019
Green Zone: 2019 Thai League 4 Northern RegionOrange Zone: 2019 Thai League 4 Northeastern RegionYellow Zone : 2019 Thai League 4 Eastern RegionPink Zone: 2019 Thai League 4 Western RegionRed Zone : 2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan RegionBlue Zone: 2019 Thai League 4 Southern Region


2019 Thai League 4, Regional stage
The number of teams in 6 regions including 10 teams in the Northern region, 13 teams in the Northeastern region, 8 teams in the Eastern region, 9 teams in the Western region, 7 teams in the Southern region, and 13 teams in the Bangkok metropolitan region. The reserve of Thai League 1 and Thai League 2 teams could compete in Thai League 4 as team (B) but they could not be promoted or relegated. If the reserve team finished in the bottom half of their region's league table, they would be suspended in the next season.


2019 Thai League 4, Regional stage
The winners and runners-up (except reserve teams) of each regions will advance to the champions league stage to finding 4 teams promoting to the 2020 Thai League 3. Meanwhile, the last placed (except reserve teams) of each regions will relegate to the 2020 Thailand Amateur League.


2019 Thai League 4, Champions League stage
The champions league stage is the next stage from the regional stage. 1st and 2nd places of each zone qualified to this stage by featured in 2 groups. Teams from Northern, Northeastern, and Eastern regions would have qualified to the upper group. Meanwhile, teams from Western, Southern, and Bangkok Metropolitan regions would have qualified to the lower group. Winners and runners-ups of the upper and lower groups would promoted to the 2020 Thai League 3.


2019 Thai League 4, Final round, Champion round
Champion of Upper group and Lower group in Group Stage round pass this round. Winner of Champion round get champion of 2019 Thai League 4


2019 Thai League 4, Final round, Champion round, Matches
2–2 on aggregate. Wat Bot City won 6–5 on penalties.


2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region
The 2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan region is a region in the regional stage of the 2019 Thai League 4. A total of 13 teams located in Central and Bangkok Metropolitan Region of Thailand will compete in the league of the Bangkok Metropolitan region.


2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, League table, Positions by round
Notes:* The reserve of T1 and T2 teams or also known as team (B) could not qualified and relegated, so that the teams in lower or upper positions would be qualified or relegated.


2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, League table, Results
For the Bangkok metropolitan region, a total 24 matches per team competing in 2 legs.


2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Attendances, Attendances by home match played
Source: Note:Unk.1 Some error of T4 official match report 6 April 2019 (Rangsit University 0–2 Police Tero (B)). Unk.2 Some error of T4 official match report 18 May 2019 (Air Force Robinson 0–1 Rangsit University). Unk.3 Some error of T4 official match report 1 June 2019 (Grakcu Sai Mai United 4–0 Bankunmae). Unk.4 Some error of T4 official match report 21 July 2019 (Siam 0–2 Pathumthani University). Unk.5 Some error of T4 official match report 31 July 2019 (Air Force Robinson 0–2 Thonburi University). Unk.6


2019 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Attendances, Attendances by home match played
Some error of T4 official match report 11 August 2019 (Rangsit United 0–1 Police Tero (B)). Unk.7 Some error of T4 official match report 21 August 2019 (Pathumthani University 3–3 SCG Muangthong United (B)). Unk.8 Some error of T4 official match report 31 August 2019 (Air Force Robinson 1–1 Air Force United (B)). Unk.9 Some error of T4 official match report 31 August 2019 (Pathumthani University 2–0 Bankunmae).


2019 Thai League 4 Champions League
The champions league round was the next stage from the regional stage of 2019 Thai League 4. The winners and runners-ups of each regions would qualified to this round to finding 4 clubs promoting to 2020 Thai League 3.


2019 Thai League 4 Champions League, Knockout stage
Winners, runners-up, third place, and fourth place of 2019 Thai League 4 would promoted to 2020 Thai League 3.


2019 Thai League 4 Champions League, Knockout stage, Final, Matches
2–2 on aggregate. Wat Bot City won 6–5 on penalties.


2019 Thai League 4 Eastern Region
The 2019 Thai League 4 Eastern region is a region in the regional stage of the 2019 Thai League 4. A total of 8 teams located in Eastern of Thailand will compete in the league of the Eastern region.


2019 Thai League 4 Eastern Region, League table, Results
For the Eastern region, a total 28 matches per team competing in 4 legs.


2019 Thai League 4 Eastern Region, Attendances, Attendances by home match played
Source: Note:Unk.1 Some error of T4 official match report 16 February 2019 (Chanthaburi 0–2 Kohkwang).


2019 Thai League 4 Northeastern Region
The 2019 Thai League 4 Northeastern region is a region in the regional stage of the 2019 Thai League 4. A total of 13 teams located in Northeastern of Thailand will compete in the league of the Northeastern region.


2019 Thai League 4 Northeastern Region, League table, Positions by round
Notes:* The reserve of T1 and T2 teams, also known as team (B) could not qualified and relegated, so that the teams in lower or upper positions would be qualified or relegated.


2019 Thai League 4 Northeastern Region, League table, Results
For the Northeastern region, a total 24 matches per team competing in 2 legs.


2019 Thai League 4 Northeastern Region, Attendance, Attendance by home match played
Source: Note:Unk.1 Some error of T4 official match report 20 April 2019 (Surin City 2–1 Sakon Nakhon).Unk.2 Some error of T4 official match report 25 May 2019 (Nongbua Pitchaya (B) 2–2 Kalasin).Unk.3 Some error of T4 official match report 25 May 2019 (Surin Sugar Khong Chee Mool 2–3 Buriram United (B)).


2019 Thai League 4 Northern Region
The 2019 Thai League 4 Northern region is a region in the regional stage of the 2019 Thai League 4. A total of 10 teams located in Northern, Western, and Upper central of Thailand will compete in the league of the Northern region.


2019 Thai League 4 Northern Region, League table, Positions by round
Notes:* The reserve of T1 and T2 teams, also known as team (B) could not qualified and relegated, so that the teams in lower or upper positions would be qualified or relegated.


2019 Thai League 4 Northern Region, League table, Results
For the Northern region, a total 27 matches per team competing in 3 legs. In the 3rd leg, the winner on head-to-head result of the 1st and the 2nd leg will be home team. If head-to-head result are tie, must to find the home team from head-to-head goals different. If all of head-to-head still tie, must to find the home team from penalty kickoff on the end of each 2nd leg match (This penalty kickoff don't bring to calculate points on league table, it's only the process to find the home team in 3rd leg).


2019 Thai League 4 Northern Region, Attendances, Attendances by home match played
Source: Note:Unk.1 Some error of T4 official match report 18 May 2019 (Singburi Bangrajun 0–2 Phitsanulok). Unk.2 Some error of T4 official match report 25 August 2019 (Singburi Bangrajun 4–2 JL Chiangmai United (B)).


2019 Thai League 4 Southern Region
The 2019 Thai League 4 Southern region is a region in the regional stage of the 2019 Thai League 4. A total of 7 teams located in Southern of Thailand will compete in the league of the Southern region.


2019 Thai League 4 Southern Region, League table, Results
For the Southern region, a total 24 matches per team competing in 4 legs.


2019 Thai League 4 Southern Region, Attendances, Attendances by home match played
Source: Note:Unk.1 Some error of T4 official match report 17 March 2019 (Satun United 1–1 Phatthalung). Unk.2 Some error of T4 official match report 21 April 2019 (Hatyai City 0–1 Satun United).


2019 Thai League 4 Western Region
The 2019 Thai League 4 Western region is a region in the regional stage of the 2019 Thai League 4. A total of 9 teams located in Western, Central, and Bangkok Metropolitan Region of Thailand will compete in the league of the Western region.


2019 Thai League 4 Western Region, League table, Positions by round
Notes:* The reserve of T1 and T2 teams also known as team (B) could not qualify and relegated, so that the teams in lower or upper positions would be qualified or relegated.


2019 Thai League 4 Western Region, League table, Results
For the Western region, a total 24 matches per team competing in 3 legs. In the 3rd leg, the winner on head-to-head result of the 1st and the 2nd leg will be home team. If head-to-head result are tie, must to find the home team from head-to-head goals different. If all of head-to-head still tie, must to find the home team from penalty kickoff on the end of each 2nd leg match (This penalty kickoff don't bring to calculate points on league table, it's only the process to find the home team in 3rd leg).


2019 Thai League 4 Western Region, Attendances, Attendances by home match played
Source: Note:Unk.1 Some error of T4 official match report 6 April 2019 (Chainat Hornbill (B) 1–2 IPE Samut Sakhon United). Unk.2 Some error of T4 official match report 1 June 2019 (Samut Songkhram 3–3 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (B)). Unk.3 Some error of T4 official match report 8 June 2019 (Hua Hin City 3–0 Chainat Hornbill (B)).


2019 Thai League Cup
The 2019 Thai League Cup is the 10th season in the second era of a Thailand's knockout football competition. All games are played as a single match. It was sponsored by Toyota, and known as the Toyota League Cup (Thai: โตโยต้า ลีกคัพ) for sponsorship purposes. 83 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the first qualification round on 23 February 2019, and concluded with the final on 28 September 2019. The tournament has been readmitted back into Thai football after a 10-year absence. The prize money for this prestigious award is said to be around 5 million baht and the runners-up will be netting 1 million baht.


2019 Thai League Cup
This is the first edition of the competition and the qualifying round will be played in regions featuring clubs from the Thai League 3 and Thai League 4.


2019 Thai League Cup
PT Prachuap beat Buriram United after draw 1–1 on the extra time and won 8–7 on penalty shoot-out. It is the first ever penalty shoot-out in the final round of this tournament. This is first time champion for PT Prachuap.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results
Note: T1: Clubs from Thai League 1; T2: Clubs from Thai League 2; T3: Clubs from Thai League 3; T4: Clubs from Thai League 4.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results, First qualification round
There were 19 clubs from 2019 Thai League 3 and 23 clubs from 2019 Thai League 4 have signed to first qualifying in 2019 Thai League cup. This round had drawn on 14 February 2019.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results, Second qualification round
The second qualifying round would be featured by 21 clubs which were the winners of first qualification round and the new entries including 2 clubs from 2019 Thai League 3 and 5 clubs from 2019 Thai League 4.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results, Qualification play-off round
The qualification play-off round would be featured by 14 clubs which were the winners of second qualification round and the new entries including 18 clubs from 2019 Thai League 2. Follow the dissolving of Simork that make a club drawing against them would advanced to next round automatically. This round had drawn on 11 April 2019.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results, First round
The first round would be featured by 16 clubs which were the winners of the qualification play-off round and the new entries including 16 clubs from 2019 Thai League 1. This round had drawn on 7 May 2019.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results, Second round
The second round would be featured by 16 clubs which were the winners of the first round including 7 clubs from T1, 5 clubs from T2, 1 club from T3, and 3 clubs from T4. This round had drawn on 11 June 2019.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals round would be featured by 8 clubs which were the winners of the second round including 4 clubs from T1, 3 clubs from T2, and 1 club from T3. This round had drawn on 8 July 2019.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results, Semi-finals
The semi-finals round would be featured by 4 clubs which were the winners of the quarter-finals round including 3 clubs from T1 and 1 club from T2. This round had drawn on 30 July 2019.


2019 Thai League Cup, Results, Final
The final round would be featured by 2 clubs which were the winners of the semi-finals round, both were clubs from T1. This round was played on 28 September 2019 at SCG Stadium in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi.


2019 Thai League Cup Final
The 2019 Thai League Cup Final was the final match of the 2019 Thai League Cup, the 10th season in the second era of a Thailand's football tournament organised by Football Association of Thailand. It was played at the SCG Stadium in Nonthaburi, Thailand on 28 September 2019, between Buriram United a big team from the Northeastern part and PT Prachuap a big team from the Western part of Thailand.


2019 Thai League Cup Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; T1: Clubs from Thai League 1; T2: Clubs from Thai League 2; T4: Clubs from Thai League 4.


2019 Thai League Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees: Chotrawee Tongduang Chaowalit PoonprasitFourth official: Sarayut JakngoenMatch Commissioner: Akom SmuthkochornReferee Assessor: Praew SemaksukGeneral Coordinator Woravit Sirirastakool


2019 Thai Women's League
The 2019 Thai Women's League was the fifth season of the Thai Women's League, the top Thai professional league for women's association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009. A total of 11 teams competed in the league. The season began on 26 January 2019.


2019 Thai Women's League, Format
The league is divided into 2 rounds. The first round is divided into 2 groups, 6 teams, with the Thailand U-16 in the group as a stand. For Group B, there are 5 teams in Thailand. Thailand U-19 is a standing team, if any team with the top 2 highest scores of each group Will go through to play in the final


2019 Thai Women's League, Format, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Thai general election
Prawit Wongsuwan (PPRP)Wissanu Krea-ngamAnutin Charnvirakul (BJT)Jurin Laksanawisit (D)Don PramudwinaiSupattanapong Punmeechaow


2019 Thai general election
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2019 Thai general election
General elections were held in Thailand on 24 March 2019. They were the first elections since the 2014 Thai coup d'état that installed coup leader General Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister, and the first held in accordance with the 2017 constitution, which was drafted under the ruling military junta. The elections selected the five hundred members of the new House of Representatives, the previous House having been dissolved by the coup.


2019 Thai general election
Seventy-seven parties contested the elections, including the two major parties, Pheu Thai (which supported former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and held a majority of seats prior to the coup) and the Democrat Party (the main opposition party prior to the coup). They were joined by several new parties, which mostly campaigned on a pro- or anti-junta stance. The former included the Prayut-aligned Palang Pracharath Party, while the latter included the Future Forward Party, which catered to young voters, as well as several Pheu Thai–aligned parties.


2019 Thai general election
The elections were held using a new mixed-member apportionment system, in which voters cast a single vote for both a constituency candidate and a nationwide party list, with the nationwide list used as leveling seats to achieve proportional representation. Under the new constitution, the prime minister did not need to be an elected member of the House, and would be chosen by the full Parliament, including the 250 members of the Senate, rather than only members of the House as previously.


2019 Thai general election
The elections were widely seen as a skewed race in which Prayut had an unfair advantage, as the 250 sitting members of the appointed Senate were to be selected by the junta. The Royal Family was involved to an unusual degree; the Pheu Thai–aligned Thai Raksa Chart Party named Princess Ubol Ratana, the elder sister of King Vajiralongkorn, as its candidate for prime minister, leading to condemnation by the King and the party's dissolution by the Constitutional Court. In a move criticised on social media and interpreted as a political intervention, Vajiralongkorn issued a statement on the night prior to the election urging the public to support "good people" to prevent "chaos", quoting remarks by his father, the late king.


2019 Thai general election
Overseas voting took place from 28 January to 19 February, and advanced voting took place throughout the country on 17 March. The main election took place from 08:00 to 17:00 on 24 March. Rights groups and election monitors criticized the election for its biased environment, and the Election Commission for many errors and irregularities. The announcement of the results was repeatedly delayed; unofficial results were announced on 28 March, four days after the election. Official results were announced on 8 May.


2019 Thai general election
Although Palang Pracharath received the most votes and won 116 seats, Pheu Thai emerged as the largest party with 136 seats. Most of the remaining seats were won by the Future Forward, Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties. Pheu Thai and Future Forward announced a seven-party alliance soon after the election, but were unable to form a government. Parliament convened on 24 May and on 5 June voted to make Prayut prime minister.


2019 Thai general election, Background
Early general elections had been held on 2 February 2014 after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asked King Bhumibol Adulyadej to dissolve parliament more than a year early due to a political crisis. The leaders of the anti-government protests objected to the polls, instead demanding that there be "reform before elections" and the Yingluck government be replaced with a royally-appointed "reform council". The elections were thus boycotted by the main opposition party, the Democrat Party, and disruption by protesters meant that voting in some constituencies had to be delayed until a later date, while absentee voters in urban areas were unable to vote.


2019 Thai general election, Background
In April 2014 the Constitutional Court ruled that the election was unconstitutional because the vote had not taken place on the same day nationwide. Following an agreement between the Election Commission and Yingluck's government, the fresh elections were set for 20 July. However, the elections were cancelled after a coup d'état in May deposed the elected government and installed a military government known as the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, then-Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army. The NCPO, on taking power, declared its intention to hold general elections after carrying out reforms and promulgating a new constitution.


2019 Thai general election, Background, Delays
The date of the 2019 Thai general election had been subject to much speculation, given the uncertainty of Prayut and the junta since taking power in the May 2014 coup.


2019 Thai general election, Background, Delays
Shortly after the 2014 coup, Prayut said that elections would likely be held "by the end of 2015". By late 2014, however, several government officials had said publicly that elections would not be held until 2016, around mid-year.


2019 Thai general election, Background, Delays
In May 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said that elections would now be held "around August or in September" 2016, after the government announced its intention to hold a referendum on its draft constitution, which would likely be held sometime in early 2016.


2019 Thai general election, Background, Delays
In June 2015, Prayut said that he was willing to stay in office for another two years if people "wanted him to", following a push by the National Reform Council (NRC), a government body established by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), to hold a vote on whether or not the government's reforms should be completed before elections were held. This would mean general elections might potentially not be held until early 2018, but a few days later distanced himself from the NRC's initiative after facing backlash for his remarks, saying "I'm not interested. It's all about the roadmap. Stop asking me [about the matter]."


2019 Thai general election, Background, Delays
In October 2017, Prime Minister Prayut pledged that a general election would be held sometime in November 2018. However, the selection of an election date gave way to rumours that Prime Minister Prayut would attempt to stay in power after the next election through a military-backed political party. While this was the case, in January 2018 Thailand's parliamentary body voted to postpone enforcement of a new election law by 90 days, further dragging out the timing of an election. At the time, the deputy prime minister said the parliament's decision could delay the election until February–March 2019.


2019 Thai general election, Background, Delays
On 3 January 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam told that the election will be delayed citing the royal coronation ceremony as the cause of the delay. In response, former EC commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said the coronation doesn't affect the election and the previously promised 24 February date is still possible.


2019 Thai general election, Background, Delays
Although the election date has to be set by the Election Commission, they cannot do so until the government issues a royal decree formally announcing the election. The government did not issue a royal decree on 3 January as previously planned and has declined to say when they will do so.


2019 Thai general election, Background, Delays
On 10 January, the Bangkok Post reported that 24 February date for the election is no longer possible because the government has not published a royal decree and the EC would need at least 45 days to prepare the election. The following day, Wissanu Krea-ngam announced that the royal decree will be released sometime in January, paving way for an election "no later than March."


2019 Thai general election, Electoral system
Changes to the voting system, introduced by the 2017 constitution, were first implemented in this election. Whereas previous general elections in Thailand since 2001 used a parallel voting system, with voters marking two ballots, one for their constituency and one for a nationwide party list, the new system, referred to as "mixed-member apportionment", uses a single vote for both the constituency and the party list, in a variant of the mixed-member proportional system. The 350 constituency seats are won by first-past-the-post voting as in previous elections. However, the 150 party list seats act as levelling seats, and are allocated so as to give each party a total number of seats proportional to the nationwide number of votes they received.


2019 Thai general election, Electoral system
Other changes introduced by the new constitution are the removal of the requirement that the prime minister be selected from among the elected members of the House of Representatives. Instead, each party may name, in advance, up to three candidates to nominate as prime minister if they achieve a majority. Also, the prime minister will be voted on by the combined National Assembly, which also includes the 250 members of the Senate, Thailand's upper house, rather than only by the House of Representatives, as was previously done.


2019 Thai general election, Electoral system
As the entire sitting Senate will be appointed by the NCPO, commentators say that the change opens up the strong possibility that Prayut will become Thailand's next prime minister despite pro-Prayut parties being predicted to win fewer seats in the House of Representatives. With the assumption that all 250 senators will support Prayut, pro-Prayut parties would only need to win 126 seats for him to be selected as prime minister.


2019 Thai general election, Electoral system, Constituency boundary controversy
Under the new constitution, the number of constituencies was reduced from 400 to 350. In 2018, the Election Commission (ECT) was tasked with drawing up new district boundaries. However, shortly before the ECT were about to announce the new boundaries, Prime Minister Prayut invoked Section 44 of the constitution to issue an order pushing back the deadline and delaying the announcement. The order also exempted the ECT from complying with existing districting laws and allowing them to draw constituency boundaries in any manner they wished.


2019 Thai general election, Electoral system, Constituency boundary controversy
The move sparked outrage from the Pheu Thai and Democrat parties and the watchdog organisation Open Forum for Democracy Foundation. They argued the purpose of the delay was to enable the ECT to draw constituency boundaries that favoured Prayut's Palang Pracharath Party. Some journalists and commentators compared this to gerrymandering, while others opined that the changes meant that the elections were a foregone conclusion.


2019 Thai general election, Electoral system, Constituency boundary controversy
Election Commission chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong denied the allegations, citing his eye surgery as the cause of the delay. The EC completed and released the new district constituencies on 29 November. Following the release, political parties and watchdog organisations stated that they had found several instances of gerrymandering that would benefit the Palang Pracharat Party.


2019 Thai general election, Campaigning
In total, seventy-seven parties contested the elections. Among them are the two major parties of the previous elected house, Pheu Thai (the majority) and the Democrat Party (the opposition), as well as the smaller long-standing players Bhumjaithai, Chartthaipattana and Chart Pattana.


2019 Thai general election, Campaigning
Several new parties also ran for the first time. The Palang Pracharath Party directly supported Prayut, and included several of his cabinet members. Other smaller pro-Prayut parties include the Action Coalition for Thailand, led by 2013–2014 protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, and the People Reform Party, headed by Paiboon Nititawan.


2019 Thai general election, Campaigning
On the opposing end, many parties took an anti-junta stance. These include several Pheu Thai–aligned parties, as well as other groups. As the election laws and regulatory bodies were seen as stacked and biased against their favour, Pheu Thai split off into a network of several smaller affiliated parties in order to distribute their risk from legal intervention. These parties were Thai Raksa Chart, Puea Chat (consisting of several United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders), and Prachachart.


2019 Thai general election, Campaigning
The other anti-military parties include the Future Forward Party, which is led by multimillionaire businessman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and campaigned on a strong liberal stance catering to young voters, and the Thai Liberal Party, led by former police commissioner Seripisut Temiyavet.


2019 Thai general election, Royal interventions
On the night of 8 February, the day Princess Ubolratana was nominated as prime minister candidate by Thai Raksa Chart Party, her younger brother King Maha Vajiralongkorn made a televised announcement condemning her bid as "defy[ing] the nation's culture". The party was later dissolved by the Constitutional Court. The move was a huge blow to anti-Prayut camp, as Thaksin made a tactical decision to field two parties to win as many seats as possible.


2019 Thai general election, Royal interventions
On the night of 23 March, just hours before the polls opened, King Maha Vajiralongkorn again made a televised announcement that he would like to warn people by citing a speech given by his father, Bhumibol Adulyadej, 30 years ago, saying good people should be supported to govern so they can prevent bad people from creating trouble. This made the hashtag "#โตแล้วเลือกเองได้" ("We are grown up, we can choose by ourselves") trending at number 1 on Twitter soon afterwards. During the election hours, the royal announcement was repeatedly re-broadcast on television and the Election Commission president stated to the press urging the Thais to make their choices by "taking the royal announcement into account".


2019 Thai general election, Eligible Prime ministerial candidates
Prior to the 2017 Thai Constitution, any elected House of Representative member could be voted upon and selected as prime minister.


2019 Thai general election, Eligible Prime ministerial candidates
Under the new constitution, political parties can name up to three candidates for prime minister prior to the election. These candidates do not have to be members of the House of Representatives or even members of a political party as long as they meet the legal qualifications.


2019 Thai general election, Eligible Prime ministerial candidates
The candidates for the main contending parties are Sudarat Keyuraphan, Chadchart Sittipunt and Chaikasem Nitisiri for Pheu Thai, Abhisit Vejjajiva for the Democrats, Prayut Chan-o-cha for Palang Pracharat, and Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for Future Forward.


2019 Thai general election, Opinion polls, Preferred party
Note: The Rangsit University poll is often criticised for its alleged bias towards Prayut and Palang Pracharat. Sangsit Phiriyarangsan, who leads the polling effort, is a staunch public supporter of Prayut's and sceptics accuse him of artificially inflating Prayut and Palang Pracharat's poll numbers.


2019 Thai general election, Opinion polls, Preferred party
After the publication of the December poll, Sangsit announced that he will no longer publish polls under the university's name to protect the institution from criticism. However, in February, Sangsit and Rangsit University released another poll.


2019 Thai general election, Opinion polls, Preferred Prime Minister
Traditionally, political parties support their party leader as the prime minister. However, in this election, multiple parties have declared support for Prayut Chan-o-cha as the next prime minister. Prayut is not an official member of any political party, however, several of his cabinet ministers and advisors are leaders of the Palang Pracharath Party. Palang Pracharat is widely acknowledged as the political vehicle for Prayut to return as prime minister in a democratic regime. On 8 February, Prayut officially became Palang Pracharat's candidate for prime minister.


2019 Thai general election, Opinion polls, Preferred Prime Minister
In a December 2018 interview, Satitra Thananithichoti, an academic with expertise in polling and analysis, raised concerns with prime minister candidate polls. He revealed that from the polling data he has seen, a significant number of people said their preferred prime minister candidate was Prayut but also stated that their preferred political party was Pheu Thai, which does not support Prayut. Satitra pointed out that this could explain why Prayut regularly wins PM polls while Palang Pracharat often loses in party polls.


2019 Thai general election, Conduct
The election was widely seen as unfree and unfair, due to the creation of an electoral system designed to favour the junta's newly created Myanmar-style civil-military state-sponsored political party, Palang Pracharat, which developed a 'Pracharat' ('People's State) brand accompanied by state handouts up to the eve of the election; deliberate manipulation of election rules typical in electoral authoritarianism, including gerrymandering and the poaching of politicians from other parties; a biased voting environment; and a pattern of biased decision-making by the Election Commission.


2019 Thai general election, Conduct
The Election Commission, which was appointed by the junta-appointed 2014 National Legislative Assembly, was widely criticized for perceived biases and incompetency. The polling process saw many reports of irregularities, and the counting process and initial results were very confused, as the live figures released by the EC contained large amounts of errors. Unofficial results, which typically would be known by the same night and announced next morning, were repeatedly delayed (for 44 days), as the Election Committee revised the method of allocating votes, until the Palang Pracharat Party was able to form a coalition government.


2019 Thai general election, Conduct
In addition, Human Rights Watch cited political repression, media censorship, unequal media access, the role of a military-appointed Senate in appointing an unelected prime minister (the junta leader), and lack of independence and impartiality of the Election Commission as factors preventing a free and fair election. Election monitors have also criticized the election process. The Asian Network for Free Elections commented on the environment being tilted to benefit the junta, and the confused vote-counting process that created mistrust. The People Network for Elections in Thailand (P-NET) released a statement that the election was not free and fair.


2019 Thai general election, Conduct
They cited prevalent and rampant cases of vote-buying in the North, Northeast, and Central regions. P-NET blamed the Election Commission for turning a blind eye to many of these violations. P-NET also stated that many local government officials used their authority to give an advantage to certain parties since this election had no volunteer observers.


2019 Thai general election, Conduct
Problems with the election also included issues with overseas voting, where poorly designed envelope labels led to mailed ballots being rejected or mis-delivered by postal services, and information pamphlets contained unclear or incorrect information. On election day, it became apparent that 1,500 ballots from New Zealand were misplaced during air cargo transfer and could not be delivered to counting centres in time to be considered valid.


2019 Thai general election, Results, Announcement
Partial preliminary results showed Pheu Thai and Palang Pracharath close in the two leading positions, followed by Future Forward. The results were a major upset for the Democrat Party, which came in fourth place, and Abhisit promptly resigned as party leader on election night, after it became certain the party had won fewer than 100 seats.


2019 Thai general election, Results, Announcement
The Election Commission originally scheduled a press conference at 20:00 on election day, which would announce unofficial preliminary results at 95% of the vote counted. However, this was postponed until 21:30, and the EC chairman only announced several voter statistics. He said unofficial results would not be announced until the following day.


2019 Thai general election, Results, Announcement
The Election Commission announced the unofficial results of 350 constituencies on Tuesday 26 and released full unofficial results in a press conference on Thursday 28. However, the figures contained many discrepancies, and led to further confusion. Party list seats would not be announced until the Election Commission officially endorsed the results, which was expected to happen near the deadline of 9 May, after the coronation of King Vajiralongkorn. Following the announcements, political parties began talks to form a coalition government. The Pheu Thai, Future Forward, Thai Liberal, Puea Chat, Prachachart, Thai People Power and New Economics parties announced an alliance at a press conference on 27 March. Despite Pheu Thai winning the most seats, Palang Pracharath also claimed it was entitled to form government, as it won more votes.


2019 Thai general election, Results, Announcement
Due to the ambiguous way the election law was written concerning overhang seats, calculations by the media based on different interpretations of the law initially led to different sets of election results being reported. Before the elections, the Election Commission calculated that each allocated party-list seat should represent more than 70,000 votes. Although the media's interpretation discounted all parties that received fewer than the minimum number of votes per seat, the official calculations rounded up the figures for some of these parties, leading several of them to win one seat.


2019 Thai general election, Results, Announcement
This method reduced the popular vote threshold to as low as 35,000 votes, which cost the Future Forward Party seats. The official calculations were widely questioned, and the Election Commission, heavily criticized for not making its calculation methods public, deferred the matter to the Constitutional Court on 11 April. The Constitutional Court dismissed the request, and in a separate ruling ruled that the election law did not contradict the constitution.


2019 Thai general election, Results, Official results
The Election Commission announced official results for 349 constituency seats on 7 May, and for the party list seats on 8 May. Pheu Thai won the most constituencies at 136 seats. Palang Pracharath, which received the most votes, came in second, with 115 seats. Future Forward, Democrat and Bhumjaithai received 80, 52 and 51 seats, respectively. The result for one constituency in Chiang Mai Province was pending a by-election following disqualification of the leading candidate. The by-election was won by Future Forward, and recalculation of the party-list seats with the new popular vote figures awarded the Democrats and Palang Pracharath one new seat each, while the Thairaktham Party lost its only MP.


2019 Thai general election, Results, Official results
The Pheu Thai and Future Forward parties contested the calculation formula adopted by the ECT, as it resulted in Future Forward receiving seven fewer seats than expected from their alternative interpretation of the law, and their alliance securing 245 instead of 255 seats, just short of a majority. As such, they appeared unlikely to be able to form a government. The results also favoured several small parties which one seat each, who were expected to join a Palang Pracharath-led coalition. The new house convened on 24 May, and Prayut was voted prime minister by MPs from the 19-party coalition and all senators in a joint session on 5 June.


2019 Thai prime ministerial candidates
This article lists candidates for the 2019 Thai prime minister. There were 69 candidates in total (45 parties).


2019 Thailand Amateur League
The 2019 Thailand Amateur League (Thai:ไทยแลนด์ อเมเจอร์ลีก) is the third season of the League competition since its establishment in 2017. It is in the fifth tier of the Thai football league system. This season has had 230 clubs join the nation-wide amateur tournament.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Tournament format
The tournament will be divided into 12 sub-regions with 3 stages in each sub-regions.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Tournament format
Qualification stage: This method will be applied when there are more than eight clubs in a sub-regions. This can be both one-legged knockout or on a round-robin basis depending on the number of participating clubs in the sub-regions.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Tournament format
Group stage: This round divided eight qualified clubs into two groups and play in single round-robin. Only the group winners will qualify for the next stage.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Tournament format
Final stage: The groups winners play against each other in one-legged match. The winners of the sub-region will play in the regional final against the winner from another sub-region which is in the same region to decide the club to promote to 2020 Thai League 4. 30-minute extra time and penalty shoot-out will be applied after the match is still in tie respectively.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Upper northern subregion, Group stage
The actual result is a 2-2 draw, but Singh Nuea Chiang Mai was 0-2 forfeited due to fielding an ineligible player.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Lower northern subregion, Qualifying round
* Northern Tak United won the first place of the group due to better disciplinary points than PL Tech Pitsanulok.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Bangkok Metro, Qualifying round
* Royal Thai Army Headquarters withdraws, so all match which involves Royal Thai Army Headquarters is cancelled, and Phoenix F.C. qualified to the next round.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Upper western subregion, Qualification stage
*Samut Sakhon Warriors withdraw, so all match which Samut Sakhon Warriors will play is cancelled.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Upper western subregion, Qualification stage
** Saraburi Warriors is forfeited due to fielding ineligible players at the match, the actual result is 2-1 to Saraburi Warriors.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Lower western subregion, Qualifying round
*Samut Sakhon City withdraws, so all match which include Samut Sakhon City is cancelled, and KU Kampang San qualified to the next round.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Upper southern subregion, Qualifying round
*Surat Thani United withdrew, so Plai Phraya City and Khun Thalay SRU qualified to group stage.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Subregional final
The actual finalist Singha Nuea Chiang Mai was  0-2 forfeited by JT due to fielding an ineligible player.


2019 Thailand Amateur League, Promoted clubs
According to FA Thailand's declaration about promoting clubs to the 2020 Thai League 4 (T4) by considerate number of participating clubs in each regions, FAT revealed that there will be nine clubs to promote to the next season of T4 League.


2019 Thailand Champions Cup
The 2019 Thailand Champions Cup was the 3rd Thailand Champions Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup competitions. It was sponsored by Government Savings Bank (Omsin Bank), and known as the Omsin Thailand Champions Cup (Thai: ออมสิน ไทยแลนด์แชมเปียนส์คัพ) for sponsorship purposes. The match was played at Royal Thai Army Stadium, Bangkok and contested by 2018 Thai League 1 champions Buriram United, and Chiangrai United as the champions of the 2018 Thai FA Cup.


2019 Thailand Masters (badminton)
The 2019 Thailand Masters (officially known as the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2019 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Thailand from 8 to 13 January 2019 and had a total purse of $150,000.


2019 Thailand Masters (badminton), Tournament
The 2019 Thailand Masters was the first tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Thailand Masters championships which had been held since 2016. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Thailand with sanction from the BWF.


2019 Thailand Masters (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.


2019 Thailand Masters (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.


2019 Thailand Masters (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 Thailand Open (badminton)
The 2019 Thailand Open (officially known as the Toyota Thailand Open 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand, from 30 July to 4 August 2019 and had a total purse of $350,000.


2019 Thailand Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2019 Thailand Open was the sixteenth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Thailand Open championships, which had been held since 1984. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Thailand with sanction from the BWF.


2019 Thailand Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.


2019 Thailand Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.


2019 Thailand Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$355,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 Thailand Open (tennis)
The 2019 Thailand Open, sponsored by Toyota, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Hua Hin Championships as part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the True Arena Hua Hin in Hua Hin, Thailand, from 28 January 2019 to 3 February 2019.


2019 Thailand Open (tennis)
This tournament replaced the Taiwan Open on the WTA Tour.


2019 Thailand Open (tennis), Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Thailand Open (tennis), Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Thailand Open – Doubles
Duan Yingying and Wang Yafan were the champions the last time the event was held in 2017, but chose not to participate together. Duan partnered Kaitlyn Christian, but they lost in the first round to Mona Barthel and Sara Sorribes Tormo.


2019 Thailand Open – Doubles
Wang played alongside Anna Blinkova, but lost in the final to Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu, 6–2, 1–6, [10–12].


2019 Thailand Open – Singles
Belinda Bencic was the champion the last time the event was held in 2017, but chose to compete in St. Petersburg instead.


2019 Thailand Open – Singles
Dayana Yastremska won the title, defeating Ajla Tomljanović in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3).


2019 Thailand Women's T20 Smash
The 2019 Thailand Women's T20 Smash was a women's T20I cricket tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 19 January 2019. The participants were the women's national sides of Thailand, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal and United Arab Emirates, as well as a Thailand 'A' side. Matches (except those involving Thailand 'A') were recognised as official WT20I games as per ICC's announcement that full WT20I status would apply to all the matches played between women's teams of associate members after 1 July 2018. The matches were played at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground and the Terdthai Cricket Ground, both in Bangkok. Thailand Women won the tournament after winning all of their matches.


2019 Thailand Women's T20 Smash
On 13 January, while chasing a first innings score of 203/3, China Women were bowled out by United Arab Emirates Women for just 14 runs. This was the lowest ever total in a WT20I and the biggest margin of defeat, until Mali recorded four lower totals in June 2019 during the 2019 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament.


2019 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2019 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2019 MotoGP season. It was held at the Buriram International Circuit in Buriram on 6 October 2019. Marc Márquez won the MotoGP race, ensuring his sixth world title in the class and fourth in a row.


2019 Thanet District Council election
Elections to Thanet District Council took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, alongside other local elections across the country and parish council elections across Thanet. The result saw the Conservative party return to being the largest party on the council, after UKIP formed a majority then split into groups. The Labour party also became the second largest party on the council. Labour gained the most seats in Thanet over any council area in the country.


2019 Thanet District Council election
Initially after the 2019 election, the Conservative party led the council with a minority - however, after a vote of no confidence in October 2019, Labour now operate a confidence-and-supply arrangement with the Greens and Thanet Independents.


2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by fourth-year head coach Brent Thompson and play their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).


2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.


2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in 7th place in both polls.


2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.


2019 The Dubai International Cup
The 2019 The Dubai International Cup was the 4th edition of The Dubai International Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United Arab Emirates.


2019 The Nationals
The 2019 The Nationals is the inaugural season of The Nationals, an electronic sports (Esports) league in the Philippines. The season features three titles, Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Tekken 7 with two conferences each.


2019 The Nationals, The Road to The Nationals
The Nationals was officially launched on July 24, 2018 in a press conference. In the same event, the "Road to The Nationals" a series of qualification tournament to determine the players of the six franchise teams to compete in The Nationals' inaugural season was announced. Three qualifiers for each of The Nationals three video game titles will be held. These tournaments will run from August to October 2018 with the qualifying eight teams from each of the three titles competing in the final qualification tournament at the Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit 2018 to be held from October 27 to 28 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay.


2019 The Nationals, The Road to The Nationals
The winning teams and individuals (for competitors in single-player titles) will be given millions of pesos in prize money and a chance to get drafted in one of the six franchise teams of The Nationals.


2019 The Nationals, The Road to The Nationals, Players
The players of the inaugural 2019 The Nationals season will be drafted among the winners of the Road to The Nationals qualification tournaments to be held in the latter half of 2018. The Nationals mean to make electronic sports a professional career with players to be given monthly salaries ranging from ₱40,000 to ₱50,000 among other benefits such as team housing, physicians, healthcare, etc. Minors are eligible to compete if they have waivers from their parents consenting their participation.


2019 The Nationals, The Road to The Nationals, Sponsorship
The first financial firm to become a sponsor of the league's qualification tournament, The Road to The Nationals, was the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) which announced its sponsorship deal with the league in October 2018 to specifically promote its MyWallet Virtual Card service.


2019 The Nationals, Conferences, Dota 2, First Conference
After playing a total of 40 games in the group phase, the Cignal Ultra Warriors secured a bye to the best-of-five grand finals while PLDT-Smart Omega and Suha-XCTN Punishers played against each other in the best-of-three playoffs. Suha Execretion eliminated Omega in the playoffs to advance to the grand final where they were defeated by Cignal. Cignal clinched the first conference Dota 2 title with a 3–2 win in the grand final.


2019 The Nationals, Conferences, Dota 2, First Conference
The Best Player of the final series is Fernando Mendoza (Nando) of Cignal who averaged 9.4 kills, 6 assists, and 650 GPM per game.


2019 The Nationals, Conferences, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, First Conference
The Mobile Legends First Conference marked the league debut of the STI eOlympians in The Nationals. After playing 31 games in the group stage (including tiebreaker), PLDT-Smart Omega became the top seed with the Cignal Ultra Warriors becoming second. PLDT-Smart Omega became the first ever The Nationals MLBB Champion after sweeping Cignal Ultra Warriors in the best-of-five finals series, 3 games to none.


2019 The Nationals, Conferences, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Second Conference
A second conference was held for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.


2019 The Republicans (France) leadership election
A leadership election was held in 2019 for the Republicans. It was triggered by the resignation of Laurent Wauquiez and was won by Christian Jacob.


2019 The Spring League season
The 2019 The Spring League season (or TSL Austin) was the third overall in league history, which was played in Austin, Texas. 2019 season practice began March 31, 2019 with double headers on April 6 and 11, 2019. Each of the four teams played two games.


2019 The Spring League season
The League partnered with the XFL to test potential rule adjustments, experiment with potential in-game technologies and scout talent as the league prepared for its inaugural season. The XFL paid the league "six figures" for its services, a payment that allowed The Spring League to turn a profit that year for the first time.


2019 The Spring League season, Rules
The Spring League partnered with the XFL to test rule changes the new league hoped to implement for its own 2020 season. One rule change, originally proposed by Pro Football Talk in 2017, was replacing overtime with a two-point conversion shootout occurring simultaneously at both end zones with five rounds in the TSL. Also tested was the tap rule, which allows a referee to send a player to the sideline for less than a penalty level offense. Both rules and the kickoff formation were later implemented in the XFL.


2019 The Spring League season, Teams
For the first time, one of the teams had a brand name; the Austin Generals (formerly South) was named after its host city of Austin, and used the logo and colors of the former New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League. The remaining three teams retained their generic North, East and West brandings.


2019 The Spring League season, Teams
Lynn Stiles was first announced as the North head coach, but did not appear on the league final roster.


2019 The Spring League season, XFL tryouts
The Spring League was hired by the XFL to hold three mini-camp style tryouts. With this revenue source, the league's revenue exceeded one million dollars and would have its first profitable year. The two leagues are in preliminary discussions of the Spring League becoming the XFL's official development league.


2019 The Spring League season, Spring League Showcases
The league held its two "Summer Showcases" in partnership with the XFL - the first on June in Mission Viejo, California and the second on July 30 in Long Beach, California, 2019 with 100 pay to play players in a four-day camp and a six quarter scrimmage. XFL executives and coaches and ESPN and Fox staff were on had to view rule tests  and in-game technologies with the broadcaster giving feedback on how it would effect broadcast coverage.


2019 The Spring League season, Spring League Showcases
A "Fall Showcase" was held on September in Marietta, Georgia, and on November they held another showcase in Miami, Florida.


2019 The Women's Tour
The 2019 Ovo Energy Women's Tour was the sixth staging of The Women's Tour, a women's cycling stage race held in the United Kingdom. It ran from 10 to 15 June 2019, as part of the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour.


2019 The Women's Tour, Teams
Sixteen teams, each with a maximum of six riders, started the race:


2019 Thindown Challenger Biella
The 2019 Thindown Challenger Biella was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Biella, Italy between 16 and 22 September 2019.


2019 Thindown Challenger Biella, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Thindown Challenger Biella, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 Thindown Challenger Biella – Doubles
Fabrício Neis and David Vega Hernández were the defending champions but only Vega Hernández chose to defend his title, partnering Fernando Romboli. Vega Hernández lost in the quarterfinals to Eduard Esteve Lobato and Oriol Roca Batalla.


2019 Thindown Challenger Biella – Doubles
Tomislav Brkić and Ante Pavić won the title after defeating Ariel Behar and Andrey Golubev 7–6(7–2), 6–4 in the final.


2019 Thindown Challenger Biella – Singles
Federico Delbonis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Thindown Challenger Biella – Singles
Gianluca Mager won the title after defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 in the final.


2019 Thoreau Tennis Open
The 2019 Thoreau Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Concord, United States between 12 and 17 August 2019.


2019 Thoreau Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Thoreau Tennis Open – Doubles
Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes won the title, defeating Elizabeth Halbauer and Ingrid Neel in the final, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, [17–15].


2019 Thoreau Tennis Open – Singles
Caroline Dolehide won the title, defeating Ann Li in the final, 6–3, 7–5.


2019 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
The 2019 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 27 March 2019 in Belgium. It was the 43rd edition of the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne and the tenth event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was won in the sprint by Dylan Groenewegen.


2019 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne (women's race)
The second running of the women's event of the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne, also called Lotto Women Classic  Bruges–De Panne, was held on 28 March 2019. The race started in Bruges and finished in De Panne with two 15 km (9.3 mi) loops between De Panne and Koksijde, totalling 134.4 km (83.5 mi). It was the fourth leg of the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour. Defending champion Jolien D'Hoore did not compete after breaking her collar bone in the Drentse 8.


2019 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne (women's race)
The race was tightly controlled from the start and no breakaway managed to stay away. With 35km to go, Lizzy Banks crashed and took Elisa Longo Borghini down with her. Longo Borghini, frustrated by the crash, threw Banks' bike on the pavement after untangling the bikes. After the race, she issued a public apology for this. The race finished in a bunch sprint won by Kirsten Wild.


2019 Three Rivers District Council election
The 2019 Three Rivers District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Three Rivers District Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.


2019 Thuringian state election
The 2019 Thuringian state election was held on 27 October 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Thuringia. The outgoing government was a coalition consisting of The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minister-President Bodo Ramelow.


2019 Thuringian state election
The Left became the largest party for the first time in any German state with a small improvement to 31% of votes. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) more than doubled its vote share to 23%, overtaking the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to place second. The CDU suffered major losses, falling from 33% to 22%. The SPD also declined, while the Greens and Free Democratic Party (FDP) narrowly passed the 5% electoral threshold – the Greens retaining their seats, while the FDP re-entered the Landtag after falling out in 2014.


2019 Thuringian state election
The election resulted in a hung parliament, as the previous governing coalition fell four seats short of an overall majority. No majority can be formed without the involvement of at least two of The Left, AfD, and CDU, all of whom explicitly ruled out cooperation with one another. As a result, no viable majority was considered to exist.


2019 Thuringian state election
On 5 February 2020, the Landtag voted to elect the Minister-President. Incumbent Ramelow was expected to be re-elected to lead a minority government on the third ballot, which requires only a plurality to pass. The CDU declined to run a candidate, and neither the AfD's candidate nor FDP leader Thomas Kemmerich were expected to garner enough support to win. However, on the third ballot, Kemmerich was unexpectedly elected, winning 45 votes to incumbent Ramelow's 44. The votes for Kemmerich came from the FDP, CDU, and AfD. This was the first time the AfD had been involved in the election of a head of government in Germany. This was highly controversial, sparking protest throughout both Thuringia and Germany and condemnation from politicians nationwide, including federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, who described it as "unforgivable".


2019 Thuringian state election
Under intense pressure, Kemmerich announced his resignation just two days later but remained in office in a caretaker capacity until the Landtag could elect another Minister-President. On 4 March, a second vote was held, and Bodo Ramelow was re-elected as Minister-President with the abstentions of the CDU and FDP.


2019 Thuringian state election, Election date
According to § 18 of the Thuringian Electoral Law for the Landtag, the Landtag election must take place on a Sunday or public holiday at the earliest 57 months after the beginning of the current parliamentary term on 14 October 2014 and at the latest 61 months after, i.e. at the earliest 21 July 2019 and at the latest 10 November 2019. On 28 August 2018, the Thuringian Land government announced that the election was to take place on 27 October 2019.


2019 Thuringian state election, Election result
The Left became the strongest party in a state election for the first time since German reunification. The FDP won seats in an eastern state parliament for the first time since the 2009 Brandenburg state election. Whether the FDP would pass the 5% electoral threshold was unclear for much of election night, but the preliminary results showed them entering the Landtag by a margin of just six votes. This increased to 73 votes in the final results announced on 7 November.


2019 Thuringian state election, Election result
The AfD doubled its performance from 10.6% and 11 seats to 23.4% and 22 seats. The CDU, which had been the largest party in Thuringia since the state's first election in 1990 and had governed uninterrupted until 2014, suffered its worst ever result. It lost more than 11 percentage points and fell to third place, winning just 22.5% of the vote; clearly missing its goal of returning to the head of the Thuringian government.


2019 Thuringian state election, Election result
The Greens' federal co-leader Annalena Baerbock said she was disappointed with her party's performance, an anomaly among a string of record-breaking results achieved by the party since late 2018, and that the election reinforced the need to invest more time and energy in civil society in eastern Germany. She stated she was "devastated" by the huge gains made by the AfD, referring to the party as "fascistic". The AfD was described as such at various times in the aftermath of the election by both participants and observers. This was particularly true of their state leader Björn Höcke due to his comments and publications, as well as a recent court ruling which stated that the description of Höcke as a fascist "rests on verifiable fact".


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation
The red-red-green coalition of The Left, the SPD, and The Greens which previously governed the state lost their majority in the legislature, and are a total of four seats short. The CDU ruled out cooperation with the Left, and all parties ruled out any cooperation with AfD.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation
An open letter published on 5 November, signed by 17 state CDU members, caused controversy. The letter urged the CDU to hold discussions with "all democratically elected parties" in the Landtag before ruling out any coalition partnerships, and was criticized by members of the national CDU and other parties, who interpreted it as a veiled call to work with AfD. Earlier in the week, deputy state party leader Michael Heym also publicly suggested exploring the possibility of a CDU–AfD–FDP coalition.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation
The result provided for two possible majority governments not including AfD: a Left–CDU coalition (also potentially including the SPD and/or Greens), or a Left–SPD–Green–FDP coalition. The former would be ideologically unwieldy but command a stable majority, while the latter had only been tried on local level, and would only hold a slim majority of two seats. Both were considered infeasible due to ideological differences and pledges made by both the CDU and FDP not to work with The Left.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation
Minister-President Ramelow invited CDU leader Mohring to formal exploratory talks during the week of 4 November, but withdrew the invitation on 9 November, claiming Mohring had violated discretion by publicly displaying text messages between them. At the same time, CDU state leader Raymond Walk reiterated his party's rejection of any partnership with the Left.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
After the breakdown of coalition talks, Ramelow announced his intention to continue leading a red-red-green minority government. At the opening of parliament on 5 February 2020, Ramelow stood for election as Minister-President, while the AfD nominated independent local mayor Christoph Kindervater. The election process involves two ballots in which a candidate requires an absolute majority (46 affirmative votes) to be elected, after which a third and final ballot requires only a plurality. FDP leader Thomas Kemmerich announced he would also stand on this third ballot if one were held.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
Ramelow received 43 votes on the first ballot and 44 on the second, short of a majority. Kindervater received 25 votes on the first ballot and 22 on the second. The FDP and CDU abstained from both the first and second ballots. Kemmerich entered the contest on the third ballot. He received the support of the CDU, FDP, and AfD, being elected with 45 votes, while Ramelow received 44.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
This was highly unexpected, as neither the CDU or AfD had publicly expressed any intention to support Kemmerich. The CDU was expected to abstain on the third ballot as it did on the first two. The AfD did not withdraw their candidate Kindervater on the third ballot; he stood, but received no votes.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
This marked the first time a state head of government had been elected with the support of the AfD. The leftist parties as well as some within the federal FDP sharply criticized the CDU for breaking the cordon sanitaire surrounding the AfD. Previously, there had been a general agreement among all other parties that the AfD should be denied any influence in government, and should not be negotiated nor worked with on any level. The apparent cooperation between the three parties in Thuringia was viewed as having broken this agreement.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
CDU leader Mohring stated that his party supported Kemmerich as a centrist compromise candidate, reiterated that they would not work with AfD, and called on Kemmerich to make clear the AfD would not be invited into any governing coalition, though this would also leave Kemmerich with no workable bloc with which to govern. The Left and Greens immediately ruled out working with Kemmerich, and called for new elections.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
Outgoing Minister-President Ramelow drew parallels between AfD's role in Kemmerich's election and the rise of the Nazi Party. Protests were held in several German cities after the election, including in the Thuringian capital of Erfurt, where 1,000 protestors demonstrated outside the Landtag as Kemmerich delivered his acceptance speech. Federal SPD leaders Norbert Walter-Borjans and Saskia Esken stated they would withdraw their party from the federal CDU–SPD government if Kemmerich did not resign immediately.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
Federal CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer criticized the state CDU for "[acting] against the wishes" of the federal party, and raised the possibility of new elections as the "cleanest" way to break the deadlock. In a later statement on Twitter, she asked state CDU legislators to abstain from participating in a Kemmerich cabinet and directly called for new elections. Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a state visit to South Africa when the vote took place, condemned it in a statement: "It was a bad day for democracy, a day that broke with the long and proud tradition of the CDU's values. This is in no way in line with what the CDU thinks, how we have acted throughout our party's existence." Christian Hirte, federal commissioner for the new states of Germany, was dismissed from cabinet after tweeting his congratulations to Kemmerich after the election.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
A letter sent to Kemmerich by AfD leader Björn Höcke shortly after the 2019 election led to speculation that AfD's support for Kemmerich was planned and coordinated. In the letter, Höcke offered AfD support for either a non-partisan technocratic government or an FDP minority government. Despite this, Kemmerich and his party denied having any knowledge of AfD's intentions.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Kemmerich
On 8 February, Kemmerich announced his resignation and stated his support for new elections. According to state law, a motion to dissolve parliament and call snap elections would require a one-third majority (30 votes) to come to the floor and a two-thirds majority (60 votes) to pass; a vote of confidence on the Minister-President would require 46 votes to pass or result in a new Minister-President election upon failure. Despite his resignation, Kemmerich remained in office in a caretaker capacity until the Landtag could hold a new election for Minister-President.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Ramelow
The Left and CDU held talks on 17 February, seeking to resolve the crisis. Bodo Ramelow suggested that former CDU Minister-President Christine Lieberknecht lead a three-member transitional cabinet which would serve until a new election was held, which he suggested should take place 70 days later. The CDU rejected this prospect, stating that a full cabinet should take office and that a state budget should be passed before new elections are held.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Ramelow
Following further discussions, The Left, CDU, SPD, and Greens announced on 21 February 2020 that they had reached an agreement to hold a new election for Minister-President on 4 March 2020, and a new state election on 25 April 2021. The four parties stated they would support Bodo Ramelow for Minister-President, and that he will lead an interim government for the next 13 months until the election is held. This government will comprise the same red-red-green arrangement which governed Thuringia from 2014 to February 2020, but will not seek to pass a budget before the election. Between them, the four parties held 63 of the 90 seats in the Landtag (70%), more than the two-thirds required to dissolve the Landtag and trigger an early election.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Ramelow
On 2 March, Björn Höcke announced his candidacy for Minister-President in the upcoming vote. In response, an FDP spokesperson said that the FDP may not attend the vote, stating: "We reject both candidates and also don't wish to abstain. In which case our only remaining possibility is to not being physically present at the election." The leadership of the Young Union, the youth branch of the CDU, also announced its opposition to CDU support for either candidate. However, the Thuringia CDU stated it intended to be present at the vote.


2019 Thuringian state election, Government formation, Election of Ramelow
On 4 March, Bodo Ramelow was elected Minister-President by the Landtag after three rounds of voting. In the first two rounds, The Left, SPD, and Greens voted for Ramelow, while AfD voted for Höcke, the CDU abstained, and the FDP did not vote or abstain. In the third round, Höcke withdrew, and Ramelow was elected with 43 in favour, 23 against, and 20 abstentions.


2019 Thurrock Council election
The 2019 Thurrock Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Thurrock Council in England.


2019 Thurrock Council election, Election
A third of the seats were elected on 2 May 2019. Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, governed by a minority Conservative administration. They held 23 of 49 seats, while Labour held 17 seats, followed by the Thurrock Independents on 9 seats.


2019 Thurrock Council election, Election
Elections were held in a total of sixteen wards, with Conservative, Labour, and Thurrock Independent candidates standing in each ward. UKIP stood two candidates. The Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the British Union & Sovereignty Party stood one candidate each in Chafford & North Stifford, Grays Riverside, and Belhus respectively. There were also two independents standing for election in Thurrock.


2019 Thurrock Council election, Results Summary
Changes in vote share are calculated from the 2015 election result, which was the last time this set of wards were up for election.


2019 Thurrock Council election, Candidates, Chafford & North Stifford
Hamilton served as a councillor for Belhus Ward prior to the election.


2019 Thurrock Council election, Candidates, Little Thurrock
Cherry was a councillor for Chadwell St Mary Ward prior to the election.


2019 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
The 2019 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (also known as the Internationalen LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st edition of the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, a women's cycling stage race in Germany. It was rated by the UCI as a category 2.1 race and was held between 28 of May and 2 June 2019.


2019 Tianjin Open
The 2019 Tianjin Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tuanbo International Tennis Centre in Tianjin, China between 7 and 13 October 2019.


2019 Tianjin Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2019 Tianjin Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Tianjin Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the main draw through a protected ranking:


2019 Tianjin Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the main draw as lucky losers:


2019 Tianjin Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 Tianjin Open – Doubles
Nicole Melichar and Květa Peschke were the defending champions, but Peschke chose not to participate. Nicole Melichar played alongside Xu Yifan, but they lost in the first round to Christina McHale and Yanina Wickmayer.


2019 Tianjin Open – Doubles
Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara won the title, defeating Nao Hibino and Miyu Kato in the final, 6–3, 7–5. This was Shibahara's first WTA tour level doubles title.


2019 Tianjin Open – Singles
Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Wang Yafan.


2019 Tianjin Open – Singles
Rebecca Peterson won the title, defeating Heather Watson in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2019 Tianjin TEDA F.C. season
The 2019 Tianjin Teda F.C. season saw the Tianjin TEDA F.C team competing in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup. The season was Teda's 22nd professional season under its current name. The club finished 14th place during the 2018 Chinese league season and managed to escape being relegated.


2019 Tianjin TEDA F.C. season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Tianjin Tianhai F.C. season
The 2019 Tianjin Tianhai F.C. season is Tianjin Tianhai's 3rd consecutive season in the Chinese Super League ever since it started back in the 2004 season and 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. This season Tianjin Tianhai participates in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.


2019 Tianjin Tianhai F.C. season, Squad, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Tianjin Tianhai F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Tiburon Challenger
The 2019 Tiburon Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tiburon, United States between 23 and 29 September 2019.


2019 Tiburon Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Tiburon Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:


2019 Tiburon Challenger – Doubles
Hans Hach Verdugo and Luke Saville were the defending champions but only Hach Verdugo chose to defend his title, partnering Dennis Novikov. Hach Verdugo lost in the first round to Alex Lawson and Jackson Withrow.


2019 Tiburon Challenger – Doubles
Robert Galloway and Roberto Maytín won the title after defeating JC Aragone and Darian King 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2019 Tiburon Challenger – Singles
Michael Mmoh was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Brandon Nakashima.


2019 Tiburon Challenger – Singles
Tommy Paul won the title after defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 in the final.


2019 TicketGuardian 500
The 2019 TicketGuardian 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 10, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the fourth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2019 TicketGuardian 500, Report, Background
ISM Raceway, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.


2019 TicketGuardian 500, First practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 25.403 seconds and a speed of 141.716 mph (228.070 km/h).


2019 TicketGuardian 500, Qualifying
Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 25.480 and a speed of 141.287 mph (227.379 km/h).


2019 TicketGuardian 500, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Chris Buescher was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.092 seconds and a speed of 137.973 mph (222.046 km/h).


2019 TicketGuardian 500, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.126 seconds and a speed of 137.794 mph (221.758 km/h).


2019 TicketGuardian 500, Race, Stage Results
During pre-race ceremonies, the Luke Air Force Base presented the nation's colors. Pastor Rick Derbyshire would give out the invocation.16-year old Chevel Shepherd, who had won Season 15 of The Voice, would sing the national anthem. The son of the CEO of TicketGuardian. Hudson Derbyshire, accompanied by his father and CEO, Brian and his mom, gave out the starting command.


2019 TicketGuardian 500, Race, Stage Results
At the race start, NASCAR judged that Chase Elliott jumped the restart against Ryan Blaney, and Elliott, while leading the first couple of laps, had to make a pass through penalty on pit road. Ryan Blaney would lead the first 35 laps before being passed by Kyle Busch on lap 36. Three laps later, Erik Jones would suffer a flat tire and spin in Turn 2, causing the first caution of the day.